The meaning of swimming

See what happens when I put off homework.....magic. ;) I agree (S)he-Man needs to post some poems here too!! That first one was really good!

Retaliation/Battle Cry In and out They quickly go If endurance they have Nobody will know They hurry in and out Why not stick around We all know distance people Are the coolest in town Speed to an end Must have a rest Why not stick around For another 200 *** Gotta hurry and finish Can't make it that far Try to make it past a 50 Without a trip to the bar Try some stamina for a change Gotta have some staying power Why not see how far You can swim in an hour

Thanks for your replies, Seagurl51 and FlyQueen. I'm glad that someone agrees with me. It's tough being vision impaired, it's worse when you can't drive and have to depend on others to give you a ride somewhere because you truly cannot drive ... and for a good reason, too. What pisses me off (forgive my language) is the fact that they live in the Far Wast part of the City and I'm the only Far East Sider. I've offered them gas fare before, but their excuse was the distance they had to make from the pool to my house (which was easily a fifteen minute trip) and from my house back to where they live (which is roughly thirty to fourty-five minutes away). :mad: :frustrated: Forgive me if I go off on a rant, but I didn't choose to live in this part of town, my dad did. To be honest, I didn't (and still don't) like the house he bought, which I'm still living in. Before I learned about Masters and before I started swimming again, a lot of things were going wrong in my life. I got suspended from the college in the fall of 2002 due to failing to meet the criteria of "probation" due to depression, but didn't get the notice until the third week of January '03. Then when Blind Services found out, my (then) incompetent counselor *TRIED* to place me in a sheltered workshop with other blind (and mentally challenged!) people to get job experience, sewing flourescent tape on neon orange vests for minimum wage, too. ...When I refused, disagreed and said some colorful things about my counselor and past experiences with job rejections, it went straight to the director's office. I was 24 going on 25, but that didn't stop the director from calling my house and telling my parents about it. Worse came to Worse and I ended up getting therapy and counseling for most of the stuff I was dealt with. When I learned about USMS, I thought most of that was behind me and that I'd venture to neighboring cities and compete and come home a champion, but the truth was I was the square peg in a puzzle of circle pegs. There must've been at least fifteen meets or so that I've missed because of a lack of getting to and from these meets. I've also come to the conclusion that my team is very disorganized. I get e-newsletters about upcoming meets and practices and try to schedule a paratransit trip to the pool and learn that the whole kit'n'kaboodle was cancelled the *NIGHT* before my trip, too. :mad: I don't know how other LMSC's are like, but this surely isn't what I was expecting. I apologize for not sounding my normal Sonicky self, but I just had to let it all out. *we now return to our regularly scheduled thread* - Sonic Swimmer78

But soft! What record on yonder scoreboard breaks? It is the 200 ***, and Brendan just won! Unite fellow breaststrokers and retaliate Against those who are sick with envy Please be another record broken For there is only one true stroke. Tis the most noble and virtuous of all Only fools do see naught, and cast it aside. Tis the right stroke. O Tis my beloved! Only if all knew the truth So strong through elegance Unseen yet so strong Be not bold yet silently powerful The fairest of all do swim such a stroke Being so glorious, A gentle ripple Following in the wake. What if that wake were bigger It would put shame to the gentle nature So soft and smooth As an angel descending from Heaven Would seem to the unenlightened a chore That they cast aside it's true demenor. See how that records shines! Oh that that record were mine So that I could bestow it's glory to all. Not nearly as good as Fort's but I thought I'd try.......

DON"T TOUCH "EM!!! That's the worst part!!! They wriggle....and *shiver* EWWWWW...I finally figured out it's mostly the wriggling that bothers me.....yuck...I cant' even type about it..... The Polar Bear Plunge I did survive. A little colder...but still alive! Check out this....www.wbaltv.com This is the local TV station. Look for the Polar Bear Plunge pics. There seem to be a lot of crazy people in MD!

7 am and it's cold. I'm anticipating, The meet starts in a short while. I'm a little tense and just want to get racing, Get off the block and into the water. The wait leaves to much time to think, It's time to shut off, just swim to my beat, First some eggs and coffee. It snowed overnight. I'm nervous but I am going to do this. Take your mark, get set...

What?? No mention of me coming back to the forums?? :P ...Nah, I'm just messing with ya, NewMastersSwimmer, it's all good. I just bought $360.00 worth of college books and I'm a little depressed because of it. Most of the money was spent on a Math book, too. January 25th, 2007 07:09 PM posted by Sonic Swimmer Sonic, Maybe you missed this post of mine from page 28 (see bold type below): Wow, I blink an eye and come back to see such a creative explosion on this thread....I am so loving this new ressurgence of energy on this old thread! I really hope it will continue for a while because I am really enjoying reading all these great new poems! ....and even Heather has now gotten into the act. I must say that your first attempts at swimming poetry are very impressive Heather! I also want to say that it is great to hear from Sonic again although I am really sorry to hear about these unfortunate problems you are having right now....Just remember Sonic, that we will always be here to support you no matter what....Like it or not, you are a permanent member of our "twisted USMS family" (as Kyra puts it). I hope that you have still been able to produce some of that terrific music you use to make and stay in touch with those other awesome bands like the nuclear bubblewrap (Did I say that right??). You have a great talent for that Sonic.....If you have an recent musical creations, perhaps you could share some of them with us sometime? Newmastersswimmer posted by me I would never forget to mention you Sonic.....You are way to awesome a guy and songwriter/ performer for me to forget! Newmastersswimmer

damn, you have to be crazy to swim that. I wander if Unitards are allowed or not. I certainly wouldn't want to have hypothermia because of that. :p

The Polar Bear Plunge I did survive. A little colder...but still alive! Check out this....www.wbaltv.com This is the local TV station. Look for the Polar Bear Plunge pics. There seem to be a lot of crazy people in MD! Swimmy! I saw that on the news and wondered if you were in the group! That is crazy but looked like fun! Carpe diem!

look how puny his forearms are compared to those mutated bicepts...LOL!! I hope that the picture was doctored for his sake.....Who would want to look like that anyway?...LOL!! Newmastersswimmer GROSS! That is freakazoid!